Dear Yazdy Palia It did look like rice paddy husk profusely spread on the ground in the whole area and even the smell was similar to rice. I think probably everyone knows that different species have different flowering cycles may be 13; 40-45; 80 or similar years.Am I right? Satish
2009/1/30 saravanan.k,9787454854 M.Sc (forestry), <[email protected]> > hi friends > one important aspect about bamboo - bamboo dies after flowering. i think > this gregarious flowering all the bamboo will die that is the special nature > of bamboo. > > 2009/1/29 Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > > >> Hi friends, >> I hope nobody does what was done in our wayanad. People cleaned up the >> base of the bamboo before the seeds could fall and collected and sold >> the seeds to those who wished to use it like cooked rice. >> We can hardly see any new bamboo sprouting in these areas. >> regards >> Yazdy Palia. >> >> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:22 PM, satish phadke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Thanks Rajendra >> > Appears to be the same species.This is the first time for me. >> > Satish >> > >> > 2009/1/29 Rajendra Shinde <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> Dear Dr. Satish, >> >> >> >> I had posted this earlier in Jan itself. I had been to Khandala on 4th >> Jan >> >> nad seen profuse flowering of Dendrocalamus strictus (Kalak) on the >> slopes >> >> of Khandala hills. Here are some photos of the same (taken by my >> students). >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Rajendra >> >> >> >> >> >> On 1/29/09, satish phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> During my visit to Nandivali village near the banks on the backwaters >> of >> >>> Mulshi village Pune a large scale bamboo flowering was observed. I >> think >> >>> someone has posted about such flowering in Western ghats last year >> also. >> >>> Can someone highlight on the species/phenomenon. >> >>> Satish >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> >> >>> http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com >> >>> >> >>> St. Xavier's College, >> >>> (University of Mumbai) >> >>> Mumbai 400001. >> >>> India. >> >>> Off. Tel. +91-22-2262 0662 ext 356 >> >>> Cell : 9819100131 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Regards > K.Saravanan M.Sc (forestry),P.G Hostel > Forest College and Research Institute, > Mettupalayam - 641301 > Coimbatore District,Tamilnadu > mobile: 9787454854, 9790272670 > -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
